The cover of Mridul George Talkies Talkies | Photo credit: special arrangement
Writer Joseph Annamkutty José in his preface to Talkies fansA collection of short fanfiction stories (fanfic) of Malayalam of the technical scenario Mridul George, remembers how his older brother, with a ruined with indifference for happy forever or the Malayalam movie Aniyathypravu. They left the theater, a young Joseph happy with the climax of the film.
His brother, however, had other opinions, sowing the seeds of doubt. “We have only seen it [the movie] Until now. The real problems will begin now, if it is a wedding of the church or in a temple, if the children are baptized or have a NOLUKETTU [Hindu naming ceremony]? Night sentences – Let’s say the rosary or turn on a lamp? Everything is a problem! “Since then, he writes, he can’t help thinking about what happens after a movie ends.
Hey, like the rest of us, the cinema attendees confess that he marvels on the course that the life of the characters would have tasks. The writer, Mridul, has also thought about it. That led him to write a fanfiction.
Mridul George | Photo credit: special arrangement
In 2018, he wrote his first fan fiction book Paathi Murinja TicketukalA collection of stories inspired by some of his favorite films. The first was possible in Malayalam at that time. Now he has followed him with Fans of fans, What follows the trajectory of another set of Malayalam movie characters.
Fanfic in Malayalam
The first fanfic story he wrote to the genre, without realizing that it belonged to the genre, was from the perspective of Mundakkal Sekharan, the antagonist of the Mohanla’s film Devasuram. “At that time I didn’t know it was a genre. Mount Vasudevan Nair’s inspired me Randamoozham“Mridul says. Randamoozham It is a count of the Mahabharata From the perspective of Bhima.
The response of his friends after sharing it on Facebook made him write some more, which led him to the first book.
In Talkies fansHe confesses to having experienced more in terms of treatment and narration. While the life of marginal characters or films are explored, some stories are dedicated to what could have happened. The characters are grown or aged, the features of the characters remain in the hands of Mridul. But there could be, in some stories, an arc of growth or evolution.
The characters in this new book are rarely the same as when we are the movies. “In terms of the narrative technique, I have tried different things. I have left the characters as they are or shown, since they would have evolved over time.”
Mridul’s first book ‘Paathi Murinja Ticketukkal’ | Photo credit: special arrangement
He has also written about characters that we may not have so in the screen, but simply mentioned. A spoiler – Manichitrathazhu. What character? You will have to read the book to find out. Likewise, one of the two characters meets with the film director. A track: the film is named after the two main male characters in Loggerheads. Then there is Premium and Summer in Bethlehem Inter alia.
It is interesting how Mridul has imagined or rather reinvented the life of a character after credits. For the reader there is an accumulation of suspense and expectation after each story, wondering how it is directed and how the life of the characters has formed. “These can also be cuortas.
Mridul, a passionate cinema lover, in addition to having made short films, has co -written the movie Tovino Thomas, Luca and the movie still to be released Mindiyum Paranjum. These stories are their way of paying tribute to the narrators who have told some of our very dear stories, in Reel.
The book, price ₹160, published by the literature of humanity, is in its second reprint. It is available in bookstores and online on Amazon and Booklove.co.in.
Published – May 5, 2025 02:49 pm ist